Argument vs. Parameter
Argumentnoun
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason .
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A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
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A process of reasoning.
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A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
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(mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
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(mathematics) The phase of a complex number.
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(programming) A value , or reference to a value, passed to a function.
Argumentnoun
(programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
Argumentnoun
(linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
Argumentnoun
(astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
Argumentnoun
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
Argumentnoun
Matter for question; business in hand.
Argumentverb
To put forward as an argument; to argue.
Argumentnoun
Proof; evidence.
Argumentnoun
A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
Argumentnoun
A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
Argumentnoun
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
Argumentnoun
Matter for question; business in hand.
Argumentnoun
The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
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The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
Argumentverb
To make an argument; to argue.
Argumentnoun
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;
Argumentnoun
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;
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a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie;
Argumentnoun
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
Argumentnoun
an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one
Argumentnoun
a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory
Argumentnoun
an independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value. For example, in the expression y = F(x₁, x₂), the arguments of the function F are x₁ and x₂, and the value is y.
Argumentnoun
another term for amplitude (sense 4)
Argumentnoun
any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object.
Argumentnoun
a summary of the subject matter of a book.
Argument
In logic and philosophy, an argument is a series of statements (in a natural language), called the premises or premisses (both spellings are acceptable), intended to determine the degree of truth of another statement, the conclusion. The logical form of an argument in a natural language can be represented in a symbolic formal language, and independently of natural language formally defined can be made in math and computer science.
Parameternoun
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
Parameternoun
(sciences) a variable that describes some system (material, object, event etc.) or some aspect thereof
Parameternoun
(programming) An input variable of a procedure definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time (formal parameter).
Parameternoun
(programming) An actual value given to such a formal parameter (argument or actual parameter).
Parameternoun
A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others.
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(geometry) In the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
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(crystallography) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane.
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(crystallography) The fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
Parameternoun
A constant number which is part of a theory, function, or calculation, whose value is not determined by the form of the theory or equation itself, and may in some cases be arbitrary assigned.
Parameternoun
A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function, curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family.
Parameternoun
Any constant number which is required to calculate values of observed phenomena according to a theory, but the value of which must be determined by experiment, and cannot be calculated from the fundamental assumptions of the theory. In general, a theory which has a large number of parameters, though it may accurately predict experimental results, is considered as having less explanatory power and as being less esthetically pleasing than a theory with fewer parameters.
Parameternoun
The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
Parameternoun
The limits, guidelines, or assumptions from within which an activity is carried out; as, new arrivals need to learn the parameters of the research in our department.
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A variable used in a calculation within a computer program which must be assigned a value before the calculation can be performed; as, let's plug in the parameters and see what the result is.
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A characteristic or element, especially one used as a criterion for evaluation or judgment; as, a useful parameter for determining efficiency.
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a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
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any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
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a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
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a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation
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a quantity whose value is selected for the particular circumstances and in relation to which other variable quantities may be expressed.
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a numerical characteristic of a population, as distinct from a statistic of a sample.
Parameternoun
a limit or boundary which defines the scope of a particular process or activity
Parameter
A parameter (from the Ancient Greek παρά, para: , and μέτρον, metron: ), generally, is any characteristic that can help in defining or classifying a particular system (meaning an event, project, object, situation, etc.). That is, a parameter is an element of a system that is useful, or critical, when identifying the system, or when evaluating its performance, status, condition, etc.
